Holmium phosphide

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Holmium phosphide
Names
Other names
Phosphanylidyneholmium, holmium monophosphide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 234-737-6
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/Ho.P
    Key: MPCFEQUPROVEQK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • P#[Ho]
Properties
HoP
Molar mass 195.90
AppearanceDark crystals
Density 7.90 g/cm3 [1]
Insoluble
Related compounds
Other anions
Holmium nitride
Holmium arsenide
Holmium antimonide
Holmium bismuthide
Other cations
Dysprosium phosphide
Erbium phosphide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Holmium phosphide is a binary inorganic compound of holmium and phosphorus with the chemical formula HoP. [2] [3] [4] The compound forms dark crystals, is stable in air, and does not dissolve in water. [1]

Contents

Synthesis

Heating powdered holmium and red phosphorus in an inert atmosphere or vacuum: [5]

4Ho + P4 → 4HoP

Properties

HoP belongs to the large class of NaCl-structured rare earth monopnictides. [6]

Ferromagnetic at low temperatures. [7] [8]

HoP actively reacts with nitric acid.[ citation needed ]

Uses

The compound is a semiconductor used in high power, high frequency applications and in laser diodes. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "mp-1001843: HoP (cubic, Pm-3m, 221)". Materials Project . Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory. Cumulative Supplement to the Initial Inventory: User Guide and Indices. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 1980. p. 170. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Fischer, P.; Furrer, A.; Kaldis, E.; Kim, D.; Kjems, J. K.; Levy, P. M. (1 January 1985). "Phase diagrams and magnetic excitations in holmium phosphide" . Physical Review B . 31 (1): 456–469. Bibcode:1985PhRvB..31..456F. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.31.456. PMID   9935448 . Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Holmium Phosphide". American Elements . Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Sicius, Hermann (13 November 2024). Handbook of the Chemical Elements. Springer Nature. p. 963. ISBN   978-3-662-68921-9 . Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Furrer, A. (6 December 2012). Crystal Field Effects in Metals and Alloys. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 24. ISBN   978-1-4615-8801-6 . Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Fysikafdelingen, Forsøgsanlæg Risø (1983). Annual progress report. Risø National Laboratory. p. 11. ISBN   978-87-550-0960-8 . Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  8. ↑ Donnay, Joseph Désiré Hubert (1978). Crystal Data: Inorganic compounds 1967-1969. National Bureau of Standards. p. 71. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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